He was promoted to head coach role for the senior team in 2016.
[2] Syamsul appeared once for the Malaysia national football team, in a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Hong Kong in 2004.
[3] He has two younger brother who is also footballers themselves: Shahrizal Saad who has played for Perak and Johor FC,[4] and Shahrul Saad, former Harimau Muda B and Harimau Muda A player and currently in the Perak senior squad.
On 8 March 2017, he was appointed as a Perlis FA head coach.
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